The U.S. and Israel are striking a much wider array of targets in Iran than they did during 12 days of war last summer, when their focus was on the country’s nuclear enrichment sites.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is warning hostile state actors, Iran in particular, that the United States will no longer engage in “hostage diplomacy.” Rubio made the remarks ahead of a flag-raising ceremony at the State Department to mark U.

Two days into the Iran crisis, I assessed 10 key indicators I’d be watching over the coming week. Now entering the second week of the crisis, it’s time to reassess and examine what’s risen or fallen in importance.

As the barrage airstrikes continue in the Middle East, we look at the military strength of Iran and the United States.

President Trump says the U.S. has diminished Iran's military and regime and will continue to expand its targets inside Iran.

Iran warned the United States that any escalation in the region would be met with a military response, blaming President Donald Trump for derailing a chance at de-escalation. Iran Warns Trump Over Escalation On Saturday,

Earlier, Iranian state media had reported that the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps said it had targeted the Haifa oil refinery in response. IDF sources confirmed to The Jerusalem Post on Saturday

New: Iran announced a new leader over the weekend: Mojtaba Khamenei, son of the country’s former supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. He’s 56 years old, and is thought to be “considerably more violent and ideological than his father,” according to Graeme Wood of The Atlantic .

Four Army reservists from an Iowa-based unit deployed to Kuwait were among the six U.S. military members killed since America attacked Iran on Feb. 28.